Polymethyliodobenzenes react with sodium trifluoroacetate, in tine presence of copper(I) iodide, in hexamethylphosphoric triamide at 150–180°C, giving a mixture of the corresponding polymethylbenzotrifluoride, parent hydrocarbon, and bis(polymethylphenyl) ether.
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Suzuki et al. (1982) studied this question.